Re: Test milestones

by beamer Sat 15 Apr 2023, 21:11

lardbucket wrote:Anderson 15 for 700
Broad 24 for 600 (doubtful)
Lyon 18 for 500

I think Sturat will get there (along with the other two). 10 from GCS for a start Wink

by lardbucket Sat 15 Apr 2023, 23:04

Warner won’t be there.

by beamer Sat 15 Apr 2023, 23:39

lardbucket wrote:Warner won’t be there.

He certainly won’t get 600 Test wickets Wink

StuBro would take Rolf or Sandy or Monty or whoever else is on the menu for opening sacrificial lambs though…

by lardbucket Sun 16 Apr 2023, 00:36

Be surprised if Broad plays much of the series if Stokes gets the decks he wants. Anderson might not be pleased, either, if he gets the fast flat decks he seems keen on.

by beamer Sun 16 Apr 2023, 00:53

lardbucket wrote:Be surprised if Broad plays much of the series if Stokes gets the decks he wants. Anderson might not be pleased, either, if he gets the fast flat decks he seems keen on.

Joffrey’s already injured and sure Glassy won’t be far behind. I expect old-school English seaming pitches as opposed to those that will play into the hands of Second and Ned… one final fling for our old boys (yeah, they’re younger than me, as are all remaining elite sportsmen outside of snooker, darts, golf and clay pigeon shooting, now Tom Brady’s called it a day, the silly bastard sacrificing a supermodel wife for one more season of mediocrity…)

by lardbucket Sun 16 Apr 2023, 03:48

Archer Wood Robinson and Stone would seem to be the main hopes for England IFTokes is genuine in his request for hard flat wickets and the curators respond. It seems a strange request given the skills of Anderson and Broad would be negated by this strategy.

by skully Sun 16 Apr 2023, 10:21

Agree. That seems to be playing into Aus hands.

by lardbucket Mon 12 Jun 2023, 06:37

lardbucket wrote:Archer Wood Robinson and Stone would seem to be the main hopes for England IFTokes is genuine in his request for hard flat wickets and the curators respond. It seems a strange request given the skills of Anderson and Broad would be negated by this strategy.

Perhaps the pitch prep request will have changed, given the injuries now in that list.

by lardbucket Mon 12 Jun 2023, 07:00

back to the thread topic, though:

Cam Green needs 28 for 1000 runs: FIRST TEST
Smith needs 53 for 9000 runs: FIRST TEST
Cummins needs 62 for 1000 runs: SECOND TEST
Carey needs 197 for 1000 runs: THIRD TEST
Lyon needs 13 wickets for 500: THIRD TEST
Starc needs 102 for 2000 runs: FOURTH TEST
Head needs 458 for 3000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST
Khawaja needs 492 for 5000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST

by Norfolk Ian Goode Fri 16 Jun 2023, 15:49

Smith needs 319 runs to be the highest scoring Smith in Test cricket. Third or Fourth Test? (Maybe Second, if he takes a leaf out of his Yarpie predecessor’s book…)

by Alloysimian Fri 16 Jun 2023, 19:54

Norfolk Ian Goode wrote:Smith needs 319 runs to be the highest scoring Smith in Test cricket. Third or Fourth Test? (Maybe Second, if he takes a leaf out of his Yarpie predecessor’s book…)

Good spot!

by Norfolk Ian Goode Fri 16 Jun 2023, 20:35

Spotted them next to each other on the all-time runs list. Not as many Smiths as you might expect who have made a mark on Test cricket, it appears the only ones with >1000 Test runs are:

Graeme 9265
Steve 8927
Robin 4236
MJK 2278
Ian 1815
Devon 1760
Collie 1331

Between those seven they have represented five different countries as well!

by skully Sat 17 Jun 2023, 06:15

Good gear, beams. Cool

by lardbucket Sat 17 Jun 2023, 16:20

lardbucket wrote:back to the thread topic, though:

Cam Green needs 28 for 1000 runs: FIRST TEST
Smith needs 53 for 9000 runs: FIRST TEST
Cummins needs 62 for 1000 runs: SECOND TEST
Carey needs 197 for 1000 runs: THIRD TEST
Lyon needs 13 wickets for 500: THIRD TEST
Starc needs 102 for 2000 runs: FOURTH TEST
Head needs 458 for 3000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST
Khawaja needs 492 for 5000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST

Green - tick

by PeterCS Sat 17 Jun 2023, 16:22

Lyon - might be fast-tracked to FIRST TEST

by lardbucket Sat 17 Jun 2023, 17:33

PeterCS wrote:Lyon - might be fast-tracked to FIRST TEST

He’d need to do a Laker ...

by PeterCS Sat 17 Jun 2023, 17:52

The biggest trouble there being some quicker bastard will almost certainly nick a couple off him en route.

by lardbucket Sun 18 Jun 2023, 12:11

Not to mention Captain Stokes declaring before sufficient wickets have fallen.

by PeterCS Sun 18 Jun 2023, 14:00

I would have said, you can't declare when you're behind ... but then the Aussie tail "did an England" ...

by lardbucket Mon 19 Jun 2023, 00:52

The Australian tail has been very poor for some time now. The days of number 8 and 9 coming in and making a supportive 70 or more (1989 and 2005 stand out in recent memory, with names like Hughes, Lawson, Warne, B Hogg) are long gone. Only Starc performs and he's out ...

by skully Mon 19 Jun 2023, 02:20

Aye, 4-10 is a sadly regular occurrence.

by Fred Nerk Mon 19 Jun 2023, 04:17

At least this time PC managed to scrape a few runs together, as unconvincing as they were, for one of the first times since he became Akela.

by Norfolk Ian Goode Mon 19 Jun 2023, 09:08

We’re typically terrible at bowling to tailenders as well, though maybe Stokes’s unorthodox captaincy has addressed that to an extent… nobody else has the track record of letting some rabbit get his eye in and smash 70 while the bowlers are reduced to rabbits in the headlights. The typical lack of express pace or mystery spin in England sides contributes as well, with our seamers the bad batsmen tend to miss the balls the good ones might nick.

by lardbucket Tue 20 Jun 2023, 00:01

lardbucket wrote:back to the thread topic, though:

Cam Green needs 28 for 1000 runs: FIRST TEST tick, needs to kick on in T1 2nd innings
Smith needs 53 for 9000 runs: FIRST TEST big cross, now delayed by at least one game
Cummins needs 62 for 1000 runs: SECOND TEST needs 24 in the second innings here to arrive early
Carey needs 197 for 1000 runs: THIRD TEST tracking OK but probably won't make target
Lyon needs 13 wickets for 500: THIRD TEST needs 'only' 5 at Lords to arrive early
Starc needs 102 for 2000 runs: FOURTH TEST
Head needs 458 for 3000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST
Khawaja needs 492 for 5000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST tracking well but won't make it

Oz stats watch

by lardbucket Tue 20 Jun 2023, 18:43

lardbucket wrote:back to the thread topic:

Cam Green needs 28 for 1000 runs: FIRST TEST tick
Smith needs 53 for 9000 runs: FIRST TEST big cross, now delayed by at least one game
Cummins needs 62 for 1000 runs: SECOND TEST tick
Carey needs 197 for 1000 runs: THIRD TEST tracking OK but probably won't make target
Lyon needs 13 wickets for 500: THIRD TEST needs 'only' 5 at Lords to arrive early
Starc needs 102 for 2000 runs: FOURTH TEST
Head needs 458 for 3000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST
Khawaja needs 492 for 5000 runs: maybe FIFTH TEST tracking well but won't make it

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